diff --git a/dcc_parser/dcc_parser.py b/dcc_parser/dcc_parser.py
index 4318029d373f74a12b6d7e533288a6a367ca4d02..bfa26ebe6f283668896f9a8dd165c222ece3d8c6 100644
--- a/dcc_parser/dcc_parser.py
+++ b/dcc_parser/dcc_parser.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def read_config(config_pt):
         link_descriptor = 0
         loop_descriptor = None
         rd_mod_wr_descriptor = None
+        dcc_write_ind = None
         link_second_arg = 8
         # We return zero and fail
         on_zero_link_len = 0